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Indonesia's Mount Semeru Continues Spewing Ashes Volcanic Materials

6 December 2022 00:30

A volcano on the Sicilian Island of stromboli erupted and it caused an explosion and setting off alarm sirens on the island. As precautionary measure, local authorities closed schools on the island.

The violent explosion filmed by a camera from the national institute of geophysics and volcanology sent clouds of ash into the air and into the sea. It has forced Italian civil protection to raise the alarm level to orange. 

The INGV said they also registered a 4,6 magnitude earthquake early morning on Sunday in the sea the aeolian island archipelago of which stromboli is included. So far Italian coast guard is monitoring the flow of lava and ash into the sea to ensure ports on the island remain safe and open.